InForMID
Tufts Initiative for the Forecasting and Modeling of Infectious Diseases
Tufts Initiative for the Forecasting and Modeling of Infectious Diseases

Salima Taylor | MS

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Education
• MS, 2020, Food and Nutrition Policies and Programming,
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
• BS, 2015, Public Health, Community Behavior Change, North Carolina Central University

Research Interests
• Integrating sustainability into food access, small holder farmer models, pollinator health and agroecology






Research Highlights

Silver RE, Korpusik M, Taylor SF, Das SK, Gilhooly CH, Glass J, Roberts SB (2019). Testing the validity of a natural spoken language application for the self-monitoring of daily dietary intake. American Society of Nutrition. Baltimore, Maryland (Poster Presentation).

Taylor SF, Silver R, Franceschini MA, Muentener P, De Sa AB, Co R, Sonco A, Bale C, Salesman E, Roberts SB (2019). Evaluation of a novel nutrition supplement on cognitive function and cerebral blood flow in young children living in rural villages in Guinea-Bissau. American Society of Nutrition. Baltimore, Maryland (Poster Presentation).

Publications and Presentations

Publications:

Presentations:

  • Taylor SF, Silver R, Franceschini MA, Muentener P, De Sa AB, Co R, Sonco A, Bale C, Salesman E, Roberts SB (2019). Evaluation of a novel nutrition supplement on cognitive function and cerebral blood flow in young children living in rural villages in Guinea-Bissau. American Society of Nutrition. Baltimore, Maryland (Oral Presentation).
  • Korpusik M, Taylor SF, Das S, Gilhooly C, Roberts SB, Glass J. (2019). A Food Logging System for iOS with Natural Spoken Language Meal Descriptions. American Society of Nutrition. Baltimore, Maryland (Poster Presentation).
  • Franceschini MA, Lin PY, Có R, Dacona C, Taylor S, Hagen K, Farzam P, Krauss A, Farzam P, De Sa AB, Roberts SB (2017). NIRS-DCS to assess cognitive performances improvements with treatment of malnutrition in rural Africa children. Mexican Symposium on Near Infared Spectroscopy Neuroimaging (MexNIRS). Mexico City, Mexico (Oral Presentation).
  • Taetzsch AG, Hennessy E, Taylor E, Maliki A, Rao D, Ng L, Krauss A, Wolfgang A, Fleming A, Das S, Economos C, Roberts SB (2017). Pilot Study on Influencing Healthy Food Acceptance in Young Children Through Play-Based Activities and Food Exposures. Experimental Biology. Chicago, Illinois (Poster Presentation).
Professional Experience
  • Research Technician, Tufts University - Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Boston, MA. January 2016 - Present
  • Summer Intern, Food and Agriculture Organization - Codex Alimentarius, Rome, Italy. June - August 2019
Leadership
Honors and Awards
  • Tufts Distinction Award, Tufts University, 2017